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Form 1—Permission under the Witness Protection Act 1994 for participant not to disclose original identity or former NWPP identity
Commonwealth of Australia
Witness Protection Act 1994
Permission under paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act for participant not to disclose original identity or former NWPP identity
I, [name], the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, under paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Witness Protection Act 1994, give permission to [name of participant]:
(a) a participant who has been provided with a new identity under the National Witness Protection Program; and (b) who would, apart from section 16 of that Act, be required by or under a law of the Commonwealth to disclose the participant’s *original identity /*former NWPP identity provided on [date] for a particular purpose, namely [specify the purpose];
not to disclose that identity for that particular purpose.
Dated
Commissioner
*Omit if not applicable.